[Harp-L] Musician Forum?

[Joseph Leone]

> On Jan 17, 2019, at 6:37 AM, Aongus Mac Cana <amaccana at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I notice that some contributors are becoming concerned that this list is not
> intellectual or musically informed enough.

That and the point was also made that the list is too general without separate categories? 

To the first item. Harmonica players don’t get a whole lot of respect to begin with. And, sadly there are even harmonica players who don’t respect other harmonica players.
Of course we can also add people who have a fixation/penchant/proclivity (I call them all Kleptos lol), of emitting negative waves. 

I happen to know people who can expound about theory (and that’s what it IS folks), structure, chords, triads, biads, sevenths, diminished minors, and on and on BUT they
can’t play. I mean they can play AT harp, but they can’t grab you. They have no ‘hook’, they’re boring. 

Ok, second point, categories. I see it differently..maybe?. We are already struggling with barely enough meat to keep the list going as it is. Sometimes things on the L are slow. 

> I used to participate for a few years in a specialist "petrol head" forum
> devoted to vintage Porsches. It was run on very similar lines to Harp_L. It
> was very lively helpful and informative.
> 
> Then someone got the bright idea that it was not cool  or elaborate enough
> and decided to refine and develop it so that the real experts could pursue
> specialist topics in an informed way and not be distracted by the dumb
> questions of the "Riff Raff" or the "Great Unwashed”.

On any list with a couple years and lots of mileage under their belt you will have newer people ask questions. This is to be expected and said newer members shouldn’t be scorned.
And as far as I have seen, they aren’t. So we should keep it all diplomatic.   :)

> This establishment of
> sub groups and specialist areas became  so ponderous that I can no longer be
> bothered to try accessing it any more.

Again, just because someone talks a good show doesn’t mean they can deliver. 
> 
> Here's hoping that Harp_L does not go the same way.

Amen to that Aongus.

Adelle Aide
> 
> Beannachtai
> 
> Aongus Mac Cana 
>